Ashley Gorley, Variety’s Hitoriginaters Songwriter of the Year for 2023, will give his royalties from his 80 th country No. 1 one, Jelly Roll’s “I Am Not Okay,” to the Onsite Foundation: Creatives Support Netlabor, providing free mentorship, education, resources and mental wellness help particularpartner set uped for members of the songwriting community.
The song was written by the two alengthy with Taylor Phillips and Casey Brown; Gorley’s contribution will apshow the establish of 80 grants for 80 individuals as well as program infraset up help.
“A song about struggling to get out of bed in the morning is No. 1 and that repartner speaks to where we are in the world,” Gorley shelp in the proclaimment. “It was vital for us to apshow this moment to say ‘you’re not the only one,’ and to help a originateive netlabor with programming that is tailored to songwriters at any stage of their journey.”
According to the proclaimment, songwriter-concentrateed intensives are a big part of the program, two-day immersive individual or group coaching and therapy sessions unambiguously curated for originateives. Additionpartner, the program integrates mentorship and social impact initiatives as well as online curriculum and conversation resources.
“This song in particular, alengthy with the Jelly Roll Era, is creating a shiftment and timely conversation seeing the necessitate to provide originateives with essential tools to boost their personal and professional pursuits,” inserts Onsite’s Miles Adcox. “I’ve been at the intersection of Music and Mental Wellness for the better part of my nurtureer and have sended firsthand the disputes and opportunities facing today’s originateives. Music is medicine, and the soothe, relief, help, and overall impact it provides globpartner to humanity is immeasurable. Our storytellers are a national treacertain we should pour into and defend at all costs. We’re appreciative to Ashley, Jelly Roll, and the Tape Room writers for begining this conversation in the songwriting community and for lfinishing their expertise and resources.”
